Patents by Inventor Chien-Hsin Liu
Chien-Hsin Liu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240134167Abstract: An optical path folding element includes a main body, a light absorption film layer and a matte structure. The main body has optical surface including an incident surface, a reflective surface and an emitting surface. A light enters into the optical folding element through the incident surface. The reflective surface reflects the light so as to change a traveling direction thereof. The light exits the optical folding element through the emitting surface. The light absorbing film layer is configured to reduce reflectance and provided adjacent to at least part of the optical surface, and the light absorbing film layer is in physical contact with the main body. The matte structure is disposed adjacent to at least part of the optical surface. The matte structure provides an undulating profile on a surface of the optical path folding element, and the matte structure is formed in one-piece with the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: LARGAN PRECISION CO., LTD.Inventors: Ssu-Hsin LIU, Chen Wei FAN, Chien-Hsun WU, Wen-Yu TSAI, Ming-Ta CHOU
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Publication number: 20240111453Abstract: A memory device and a management method thereof are provided. The memory device includes a controller and at least one memory channel. The memory channel includes at least one memory chip. The at least one memory chip is commonly coupled to the controller through an interrupt signal wire. The at least one memory chip generates at least one local interrupt signal and performs a logic operation on the at least one local interrupt signal to generate a common interrupt signal. The interrupt signal wire is configured to transmit the common interrupt signal to the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: MACRONIX International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jia-Xing Lin, Nai-Ping Kuo, Shih-Chou Juan, Chien-Hsin Liu, Shunli Cheng
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Patent number: 11803326Abstract: A memory comprising a memory array, including a plurality of blocks, and control circuits comprising logic to execute operations is provided. The operations include decoding a read setup burst command identifying (i) an address of a first read setup block in a set of read setup blocks and (ii) a number of read setup blocks, as candidates for read setup operations. The operations further including, in response to the decoding of the read setup burst command, performing a read setup burst operation on a plurality of read setup blocks of the set of read setup blocks.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Chien-Hsin Liu, Yu-Chih Yeh, Chin-Chu Chung
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Patent number: 11742004Abstract: A method of operating a memory comprising a plurality of memory planes is disclosed. Each memory plane includes at least one corresponding memory array. The method includes, for each memory plane of the plurality of memory planes, generating (i) a corresponding plane ready (PRDY) signal indicating a busy or a ready state of the corresponding memory plane, and (ii) a corresponding plane array ready (PARDY) signal indicating a busy or a ready state of the corresponding memory array of the corresponding memory plane, such that a plurality of PRDY signals and a plurality of PARDY signals are generated corresponding to the plurality of memory planes. Execution of a memory command for a memory plane of the plurality of memory planes is selectively allowed or denied, based on status of one or more of the plurality of PRDY signals and the plurality of PARDY signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Shuo-Nan Hung, Nai-Ping Kuo, Chien-Hsin Liu
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Publication number: 20230221768Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a flexible display element, an extending mechanism, a memory, an input unit, and a control unit. The extending mechanism is coupled to the flexible display element and configured to extend the flexible display element along a first direction. The memory stores a program list. The input unit receives an enable signal, where the enable signal corresponds to an application program. The control unit is electrically coupled to the flexible display element, the memory, and the input unit and is configured to determine whether the application program is included in the program list or not; and control, when the application program is included in the program list, the extending mechanism to extend the flexible display element along the first direction. The disclosure further provides a screen control method.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Chien-Hsin LIU, Yihsuan LEE
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Patent number: 11658685Abstract: A storage device includes a memory array and a memory controller. The memory controller generates read and write commands for the memory array. An error correction code engine for the storage device is operable to use a plurality of different codeword sizes, different code rates, or different ECC algorithms. Logic is included that applies a selected codeword size, code rate or ECC algorithm in dependence on the operating conditions of the memory array.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Chin-Chu Chung, Chien-Hsin Liu, Hung-Jen Kao, Yu-Chih Yeh
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Publication number: 20230106125Abstract: A storage device includes a memory array and a memory controller. The memory controller generates read and write commands for the memory array. An error correction code engine for the storage device is operable to use a plurality of different codeword sizes, different code rates, or different ECC algorithms. Logic is included that applies a selected codeword size, code rate or ECC algorithm in dependence on the operating conditions of the memory array.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Chin-Chu CHUNG, Chien-Hsin LIU, Hung-Jen KAO, Yu-Chih YEH
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Method for capturing real-world information into virtual environment and related head-mounted device
Patent number: 11574447Abstract: A method for capturing real-world information into a virtual environment is provided. The method is suitable for a head-mounted device (HMD) located in a physical environment, and includes the following operations: providing the virtual environment, wherein a real-world content within the virtual environment is captured from a part of the physical environment corresponding to a perspective of the HMD; tracking a feature point which located within the physical environment and moved by a user, so as to define a selected plane of the real-world content by projecting a moving track of the feature point onto the real-world content; capturing image information corresponding to the selected plane; and generating a virtual object having an appearance rendered according to the image information, in which the virtual object is adjustable in size.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Chien-Hsin Liu, Shih-Lung Lin -
Publication number: 20220342597Abstract: A memory comprising a memory array, including a plurality of blocks, and control circuits comprising logic to execute operations is provided. The operations include decoding a read setup burst command identifying (i) an address of a first read setup block in a set of read setup blocks and (ii) a number of read setup blocks, as candidates for read setup operations. The operations further including, in response to the decoding of the read setup burst command, performing a read setup burst operation on a plurality of read setup blocks of the set of read setup blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Applicant: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Chien-Hsin Liu, Yu-Chih Yeh, Chin-Chu Chung
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Patent number: 11385839Abstract: A method of operating a memory is provided. The method includes, in response to an access of a block of memory updating a first queue to identify the accessed block in response to a determination that the block is not already identified in the first queue and a determination that the block is not already identified in a second queue, and updating the second queue to identify the accessed block of memory in response to a determination that the block is already identified in the first queue. The method further includes scanning the second queue to identify, as a read setup candidate, each block of the memory that is identified as present in the second queue longer than a threshold, and performing a read setup operation on a block of memory that has been identified as the read setup candidate.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Chin-Chu Chung, Chien-Hsin Liu, Yu-Chih Yeh
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METHOD FOR CAPTURING REAL-WORLD INFORMATION INTO VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE
Publication number: 20220058876Abstract: A method for capturing real-world information into a virtual environment is provided. The method is suitable for a head-mounted device (HMD) located in a physical environment, and includes the following operations: providing the virtual environment, wherein a real-world content within the virtual environment is captured from a part of the physical environment corresponding to a perspective of the HMD; tracking a feature point which located within the physical environment and moved by a user, so as to define a selected plane of the real-world content by projecting a moving track of the feature point onto the real-world content; capturing image information corresponding to the selected plane; and generating a virtual object having an appearance rendered according to the image information, in which the virtual object is adjustable in size.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Sheng-Cherng LIN, Chien-Hsin LIU, Shih-Lung LIN -
Patent number: 11249314Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for switching input devices, a head-mounted display (HMD) and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: providing a visual content, wherein a first physical input device is visible in the visual content; determining whether a first specific distance between a specific object and the first physical input device is smaller than a first threshold; enabling the first physical input device in response to determining that the first specific distance is smaller than the first threshold; disabling the first physical input device in response to determining that the first specific distance is not smaller than the first threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Chien-Hsin Liu, Shih-Lung Lin
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Publication number: 20220043264Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for switching input devices, a head-mounted display (HMD) and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: providing a visual content, wherein a first physical input device is visible in the visual content; determining whether a first specific distance between a specific object and the first physical input device is smaller than a first threshold; enabling the first physical input device in response to determining that the first specific distance is smaller than the first threshold; disabling the first physical input device in response to determining that the first specific distance is not smaller than the first threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Chien-Hsin Liu, Shih-Lung Lin
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Patent number: 10660224Abstract: A head-mounted display device including a front element, a pair of extending portions, an adjustable fixing assembly, a top adjustable fixing assembly, a rear adjustable fixing assembly, and a rotatable adjusting mechanism is provided. The front element is adapted to be placed or be installed with a display device and is adapted to cover eyes of a user. The top adjustable fixing assembly is adapted to be in contact with a parietal bone of the user. The rear adjustable fixing assembly is adapted to be in contact with an occipital bone of the user. The adjustable fixing assembly and the top adjustable fixing assembly are adjustable according to head shapes of different users. The rotatable adjusting mechanism adjusts the rear adjustable fixing assembly so that the rear adjustable fixing assembly is adapted to head shapes of different users.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Hung-Chuan Wen, Chien-Hsin Liu, Chang-Hua Wei
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Publication number: 20180295733Abstract: A head-mounted display device including a front element, a pair of extending portions, an adjustable fixing assembly, a top adjustable fixing assembly, a rear adjustable fixing assembly, and a rotatable adjusting mechanism is provided. The front element is adapted to be placed or be installed with a display device and is adapted to cover eyes of a user. The top adjustable fixing assembly is adapted to be in contact with a parietal bone of the user. The rear adjustable fixing assembly is adapted to be in contact with an occipital bone of the user. The adjustable fixing assembly and the top adjustable fixing assembly are adjustable according to head shapes of different users. The rotatable adjusting mechanism adjusts the rear adjustable fixing assembly so that the rear adjustable fixing assembly is adapted to head shapes of different users.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: HTC CorporationInventors: Hung-Chuan Wen, Chien-Hsin Liu, Chang-Hua Wei
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Patent number: 10007446Abstract: A method for writing data into a persistent storage device includes grouping a plurality of data entries stored in a temporary storage device to form a data unit, such that the data unit has a size equal to an integer multiple of a size of an access unit of the persistent storage device. The method further includes writing the data unit into the persistent storage device.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei-Chieh Huang, Li-Chun Huang, Yu-Ming Chang, Hung-Sheng Chang, Hsiang-Pang Li, Ting-Yu Liu, Chien-Hsin Liu, Nai-Ping Kuo
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Patent number: 9817588Abstract: A memory device includes a memory controller and a non-volatile memory communicatively coupled to the memory controller and storing a mapping table and a journal table. The memory controller is configured to write data and a logical address of the data into the non-volatile memory, load mapping information related to the logical address of the data from the mapping table of the non-volatile memory into a mapping cache of the memory controller, update the mapping cache with an updated mapping relationship between the logical address of the data and a physical address of the data, and perform a journaling operation to write the updated mapping relationship into the journal table.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Macronix International Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yu-Ming Chang, Wei-Chieh Huang, Li-Chun Huang, Hung-Sheng Chang, Hsiang-Pang Li, Ting-Yu Liu, Chien-Hsin Liu, Nai-Ping Kuo
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Publication number: 20160328161Abstract: A method for writing data into a persistent storage device includes grouping a plurality of data entries stored in a temporary storage device to form a data unit, such that the data unit has a size equal to an integer multiple of a size of an access unit of the persistent storage device. The method further includes writing the data unit into the persistent storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2015Publication date: November 10, 2016Inventors: Wei-Chieh HUANG, Li-Chun HUANG, Yu-Ming CHANG, Hung-Sheng CHANG, Hsiang-Pang LI, Ting-Yu LIU, Chien-Hsin LIU, Nai-Ping KUO
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Patent number: D810081Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: HTC CorporationInventors: Sheng-Cherng Lin, Chang-Hua Wei, Chien-Hsin Liu
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Patent number: D827642Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: Chien-Hsin Liu, Sheng-Cherng Lin, Chang-Hua Wei